CALMLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

calmly

adverb

Definition of calmly

as in coolly

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Recent Examples of calmly Explain the next step calmly and apply the same standard consistently. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 As police public affairs interns Kayla Clarke and Lola Selfe headed inside the shop, Detective Trae Corbin emerged from a nearby alley, calmly walked over to their vehicle, opened the door and drove away. — Jessica Baugh, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026 On the opposite end of the ranch on a sunny October day, the turkeys were calmly milling about their paddock, clucking and chirping, unaware their harvest is imminent. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Mobilisation proceeded calmly, even if the mood of the assembling conscripts was more one of quiet resolve than passionate enthusiasm. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 The concern that gentle parenting might spoil kids isn’t new—especially in online parenting discourse where videos of parents calmly narrating a tantrum or negotiating with a preschooler tend to go viral. — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026 The Paraguayan midfielder ran on to calmly slot the ball past diving goalkeeper Matz Sels. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 But Martinez calmly tucked the rebound into the lower left corner. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly

Adverb

But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Minor cringe is meta-cringe, standing apart from the affect while coolly investigating it.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of coolly

Adverb

Cinematographer Lukasz Zal, who also shot Ida and Cold War, renders Fatherland in the same satiny black and white, as well as the same serenely squarish, or Academy, aspect ratio.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Smiling serenely, the author looks immaculately put-together, including her matte red lips, which are even more striking contrasted against her pristine white suit.

— Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of serenely

Adverb

Calvo, meanwhile, sits at a desk in his hotel room, gazing into the camera lens placidly while idly sketching on a sheet of paper.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026